metanoia

发音

/ˌmɛtəˈnɔɪə/

词形变化

metanoias 复数 metanoias

别名

metanœa

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fundamental change of mind.

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  2. 2.

    A spiritual or religious conversion.

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  3. 3.

    A fundamental change in the human personality.

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  4. 4.

    A device used to retract a statement just made, and then state it in a better way.

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词源

From Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentance”, literally “afterthought”), a compound of μετά (metá, “after, with”) and νοέω (noéō, “to perceive, to think”).

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